Chen Hao soon publicly stated on the forum that based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win, he was willing to buy steel from Ruan Zhiwen at market prices. No matter how much Ruan Zhiwen's steelmaking plant produced, he would buy it all and ship it to Cam Ranh Bay and the coast of Guangdong.
, because he has three shipyards in his hands.
Chen Hao was so cheerful and did not arouse anyone's suspicion. Part of the steel he used before was provided by Hanyang Iron Works. The quality was poor and expensive, and transportation was not very convenient. Some of it was attacked from the inside, and transportation was also very troublesome. He
It is much more cost-effective to buy it at Nguyen Chi Van's Thanh Hoa Steelmaking Plant at the same price.
Domestic players in Vietnam can only lament Ruan Zhiwen's good luck. Not only did he get the construction drawings of the ** steelmaking plant, but he also has no worries about sales. In the future, he can be said to have a lot of money in the game. The truth is that this steelmaking plant is nothing without Ruan Zhiwen.
, Ruan Zhiwen could at most get Chen Hao's promise to buy him some cheap arms, and the nominal number of warships in his hands would be increased by a few more.
That's right! Ruan Zhiwen has such a big steelmaking plant and he doesn't have to worry about sales, so he must have made a lot of money. Ruan Zhiwen doesn't have that much money, so how can we avoid anyone's suspicion? The method is very simple.
Chen Hao lent a few more warships to Ruan Zhiwen. In name, it was said that Ruan Zhiwen purchased them, which can be explained.
In addition, Chen Hao can also give Ruan Zhiwen cheap artillery and firearms. On the surface, Ruan Zhiwen's troops, both the army and the navy, are well-equipped. Naturally, no one will doubt that the steelmaking plant does not belong to him. As Ruan Zhiwen's strength becomes stronger,
, he can occupy more territory, and Chen Hao can build more factories and mines in Vietnam by then, and the cooperation between the two parties will further deepen...
Ruan Zhiwen got a lot of benefits after boarding the pirate ship. The longer he cooperated, the more handles Chen Hao had on him, and there was no possibility of turning back. But because Chen Hao did not do too much in many things, Ruan Zhiwen not only made it clear
He got a lot of benefits from being in the spotlight, and he didn't have any objections to Chen Hao.
In accordance with Chen Hao's request, the ** experts were sent directly to Thanh Hoa in central and northern Vietnam, and the prospecting experts quickly began detection. The ore veins in Thanh Hoa were shallowly buried and rich in ore. After only one month, the ** experts
After agreeing on reserves, establishing a mine and arranging work for mining, a steelmaking plant was built in Thanh Hoa under the command of experts. All local Vietnamese NPCs were employed in the factory.
In order to avoid leaking the news, Chen Hao has very high requirements for the NPCs working in the mines and steel mills. These NPCs must be "good people." The so-called good people mean that they don't care about his occupation of Cam Ranh Bay and secretly join him after receiving certain benefits.
Vietnamese NPC. He has the "Emperor's Mind Skill" special ability. It is impossible for these NPCs to betray him, and it is impossible to leak information about the steelmaking plant.
After the ** steelmaking plant in Qinghua was established, Chen Hao secretly sent a merchant ship to send another group of ** experts and technicians back to China. They would build new power plants and steel plants in Guizhou. ** people were needed because of
Chen Hao's fleet helped in the battle and worked conscientiously. By the beginning of 1908, the construction of the factory had been completed.
Don't worry, Chen Hao. The navy was handed over to Chen Shaokuan, and the warship production was handed over to Ziying Donglai and Xu Jianyin. He was only responsible for proposing plans. These two were responsible for the Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard. After the Japanese sent Gangu
With the drawings of the special-class battleship and some related technologies, Ziying Donglai's shipbuilding technology has broken through to the master level, and he can start designing Cam Ranh Bay's own new dreadnought.
Ziying Donglai was obsessed with building ships. He had completely recovered from the trauma of broken love and no longer paid attention to his ex-girlfriend. But he was holding a breath in his heart, didn't those people look down on me? I must design a ship.
n**'s Dreadnought, I'm really looking forward to what Ma Chan and Li Hongbo's expressions will be when I succeed.
Chen Hao, the government affairs officer of Cam Ranh Bay, is even more relieved. With Yang Du in charge of the overall situation, and a group of NPCs with good management attributes from the Revolutionary Party, it is not difficult to handle the affairs of Cam Ranh Bay. Since all the NPCs in the government affairs area are loyal to him,
Even if the newly arrived revolutionaries have some ideas, they will not be able to make waves in Cam Ranh Bay.
Chen Hao left Cam Ranh Bay not because there was nothing to do in Cam Ranh Bay, but because he received a telegram. This telegram was sent from the Guangdong Navy Station. The person who sent the telegram was Li Zhun, the deputy admiral of the Navy. He reported to Chen Hao
He reported a recent incident and asked Chen Hao to return to the Navy to handle it as soon as possible.
Historically, Li Zhun was the admiral of the Guangdong Navy and participated in the Huanggang Uprising and other events. After Chen Hao became the admiral, he became the deputy admiral. When Chen Hao took office, many people jumped up and down to oppose it, and Li Zhun's shadow was secretly involved.
, but this man was very smart. He did not directly oppose Chen Hao, so Chen Hao did not take him down.
Li Zhun's commander-in-chief has good attributes and is a rare talent in the navy. Chen Hao is not willing to kill them all. He has entrusted Li Zhun with important tasks. Now, although Li Zhun has not taken refuge with him, he is still working hard, so Chen Hao is no longer in the navy.
At that time, Li Zhun would usually be put in charge.
After Chen Hao personally led the navy to fight in Guangxi, Li Zhun has always been in charge of Guangdong. A few days ago, he intercepted a Japanese ship in accordance with the imperial order. Originally thought it was a small matter, Li Zhun executed the imperial order
He received the order and reported it to Chen Hao. Chen Hao praised Li Zhun for doing a good job and asked him to report the matter to him at any time. He would return to China to deal with it if necessary.
In February 1908, the Qing government discovered that Tan Bili, a businessman from Guangheju, Macau, and others commissioned the Japanese merchant ship Erchen Maru to smuggle 2,000 rifles and 40,000 bullets from Kobe Tatsuma Trading Company from Japan to Macau. The Qing government then dispatched four warships.
Patrolling near Macau. According to modern standards, it was considered a serious arms smuggling case. Of course, the Qing government, which was worried about the growth of the revolutionary party, would not tolerate it.
The development of the "Erchen Maru" incident in the game is the same as in history. On the morning of February 5, the Erchen Maru approached Macau and anchored at Dashadi, about two miles away from Coloane Island, preparing to unload its cargo here. Li Zhun led the warship to
After the ship was intercepted, Guangdong Navy patrol officer Li Yanshan and others boarded the ship to verify that it was true. The ship owner had no objection. Since the evidence of the crime was conclusive, the ship owner admitted to the illegal crime and obeyed the punishment.
So the navy temporarily detained the ship's cargo and took it back to Huangpu, preparing to confiscate it in accordance with the regulations, so the Japanese flag flying on the ship was removed.
The Futatsu Maru departed from Kobe, Japan, and headed to Hong Kong on January 26. It loaded another 1,700 tons of coal in Hong Kong, and weighed anchor from Hong Kong at 2:00 pm on January 30 for Macau.
The Japanese ship Izumi has been watching the development of the situation and reported to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Japanese Izumi is a British cruiser built by British shipbuilding. It was launched in 1883 and purchased by Japan in 1**4.
In the past, this warship could show off its power along the coast of China, but after the Guangdong Navy received Chen Hao's additional warships, this Japanese warship was completely inadequate.
After the incident, the Japanese government, the Portuguese colonists and the Englishman Hart intervened, and they colluded to deny it. On February 14, the Japanese Minister to China, Hayashi Kwonsuke, sent a ** note to the Qing Ministry of Foreign Affairs, insisting that Erchen Maru
It has a permit to carry arms into Macau, so it is not a foreign ship. Moreover, the ship did not unload its cargo in Chinese territorial waters. The place of unloading belongs to Macao and Portuguese territorial waters.
The three parties falsely accused the Qing government of crossing the border to intercept a merchant ship, which was a barbaric act; they demanded that the Qing government release the ship quickly and return the flag, severely punish all illegal officials, and express their gratitude for the poor handling of the case to set an example. Portuguese Minister Pedro also said on February 2
On the 18th, he sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing court, stating that the seizure of the ship violated Portugal's coastal rights and hindered Portugal's sovereignty.
Initially, the Qing court advocated that the Erchen Pill case should be tried by China and Japan in accordance with customs regulations, but the Japanese side flatly refused. Later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing court notified the Japanese minister on March 3 that it planned to ask the British Fleet Commander to arbitrate the case.
It was rejected by the Japanese side. Faced with diplomatic pressure from Japan and Portugal, the Qing court repeatedly gave in. On March 6, the Qing Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Japanese minister, apologizing for the Japanese flag being torn down by Chinese soldiers on Erchen Marugou, and
Promise to punish soldiers who misbehave.
However, the Japanese side still refused to give up. On March 13, our Minister Lin Gonsuke proposed five requirements to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resolve the case: First, the Erchen Pills should be returned immediately; second, when the Erchen Pills were returned, Chinese warships should be fired.
3. The detained arms were purchased from China with a price of 21,400 yen; 4. The officials responsible for the detention of Erchen Pills were dealt with; 5. Compensation for the losses caused by this incident was made.
Hayashi Kwonsuke claimed that only by agreeing to these five demands could the Erchen Maru case be settled peacefully. Finally, on March 15, the Qing government expressed its acceptance of all the unreasonable terms proposed by Japan. The Qing government accepted all five unreasonable demands of Japan.
According to the terms, the Guangdong Navy was required to release the Japanese merchant ship Erchen Maru in the Jiuzhou Ocean and fire 21 cannons to apologize to the Erchen Maru.
When this scene in history happened, many Chinese people gathered on the shore burst into tears. The news spread that it was a great shame for the whole country. On the same day, the Guangdong Merchants Autonomous Association held a meeting of tens of thousands of people to discuss the Erchen Pill case and designated it as "National Humiliation Day".
Burning Japanese goods on the spot, we decided to launch a movement to safeguard sovereignty and boycott Japanese goods.
Within forty days, the import of Japanese goods at Guangzhou Port alone dropped by nearly 3 million yuan. People and overseas Chinese from all over the province, as well as in Wuzhou, Nanning, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and the Nanyang Islands responded one after another, causing a significant drop in the export of Japanese goods to China and boycotting Japanese goods.
The campaign lasted for a year.
When Li Zhun sent a telegram to Chen Hao, he had already received an order from the imperial court, which ordered the navy to fire cannons to apologize. Li Zhun was filled with indignation. When he reported to Chen Hao, he said impassionedly: "Sir, this is an unprecedented shame. If
Your Majesty refuses to carry out your order, and your subordinates should bear the responsibility together with your Majesty."
Chen Hao quickly called back to Li Zhun: "It is up to the governor to decide whether to fire cannons to apologize and it has nothing to do with you. The governor will not apologize to the Japanese and refuse to release the Erchen Maru. If the imperial court forces it, the governor will resign from Nanyang
He will hold the post of admiral of the navy and take away all the warships donated to the imperial court." (To be continued.)
